It is with great sadness that we have to inform you that Mairéad, our Friends coordinator, is no longer with us as she passed away unexpectedly on May 23. The Felixstowefriends@aol.co.uk email address is therefore currently out of service and any messages to it will not be read. Please direct any communication to Felixstowebookfestival@hotmail.com instead.
Mairéad is greatly missed by friends and family. Please click this link to her obituary for more information.
We apologise for the inconvenience and hope to get the Friends back on track as soon as possible.
Carol Christiansen says
June 6, 2018 at 1:54 pmMairead is no longer with the OWLs because she passed away. Your message is unclear. She did not leave the group. She loved the OWLs and the Felixstowe Book Festival. She was a gifted writer and artist and she will be missed by her many friends.
Please take time to remember this remarkable woman.
Thank you,
Carol
CA says
June 8, 2018 at 2:30 pmYes, the message is unclear but we did not feel it was our place to announce her passing to the world. We were not given express permission by the family to make such information public, nor did we feel asking for said permission at such a time was either appropriate or considerate. Should you feel like obtaining such permission from the family, we would, of course, update the information made available by FBF.
I hope this explains our message more clearly….
Carol Christiansen says
June 15, 2018 at 1:54 pmI talked to Mairead’s family on the day she died. Her sister, Marie, gave me permission to inform her friends of her passing.
You can find her obituary here:
https://www.familynotices24.co.uk/edt/view/4586279/reidy-margaret
CA says
June 17, 2018 at 11:24 amThank you. We were not given such permission but are happy to clarify.
Carol Christiansen says
June 19, 2018 at 3:19 amI am sorry for the confusion.
I am in deep mourning for my friend.
She loved her Thursday sessions with the OWLs. She used to read me her stories before your meetings. I hope that many of you can attend her service on June 19th. I am in the USA and will not be able to be there. I miss her so.
With affection,
Carol